The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Agrin across different species:

agrin (Agrn), agrin (AGRN), hm:gc12 (hm:gc12)

Other aliases include:

Agrin, AGR, FLJ45064, AGRN, AGRIN, agrn, wu:fb57e07

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Agrin:

agrin – agrin proteoglycan – hm:gc12

Agrin fulfills a number of functions:

acetylcholine receptor regulator activity – laminin binding – structural constituent of cytoskeleton – sulfurtransferase activity

Agrin is relevant to the following processes:

neuromuscular junction development – neurotransmitter receptor metabolic process – plasma membrane organization – positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter – receptor clustering – regulation of synaptic growth at neuromuscular junction – synaptic transmission – muscarinic acetylcholine receptor signaling pathway – synapse assembly – clustering of voltage-gated sodium channels – signal transduction – synapse organization – tRNA processing

Locations for Agrin:

basal lamina – basement membrane – cell surface – extracellular region – extracellular space – proteinaceous extracellular matrix – synapse – cytoplasm

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology